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The Southeast Missouri University Foundation has announced a $40 million comprehensive campaign, the most ambitious fund-raising effort in the University’s history, to directly support current and future students.

The campaign, named “Honoring Tradition, Inspiring Success,” is focused on increasing scholarships and supporting programs and renovations that benefit students.

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Provisional Alternative Certification

Provisional Program Overview

To be eligible for Southeast’s Provisional Alternative Certification program, you
must have a degree in or close to the content area you want to teach. You must also
have at least a 2.5 GPA, and a teaching position in that area in a Missouri school
district to qualify for the program. We have a list of the state’s requirements on
our website.

This office reviews transcripts for any of the alternative certification content areas
in the state. If you would like a transcript review, please complete and submit the
Transcript Review Request Form listed on our website. Once a program has been approved
for you, you and your hiring district will need to submit a Joint Application for
Provisional Certificate online through the Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
(DESE) website.

Once approved, an Academic Contract will be completed online by this office listing
all required coursework in order to complete the program. All completed paperwork
is then electronically submitted by this office to the Department of Elementary and
Secondary Education (DESE) for processing. You will be able to view your Provisional
Certificate online from DESE. The Provisional Certificate is designed to be completed
in two years.